In 2016, Dell Medical School opened with world-class faculty members who are committed to transforming the healthcare delivery system for low-income and uninsured residents of Travis County.

Better Health

For too long, folks without health insurance have faced being relegated to a system of second-class medical care that served neither patients nor taxpayers well. We’re focused on creating and improving a system of medical aid and hospital care to provide better patient outcomes and reducing the need for costly medical care.

Systemic change takes time, but we’re already seeing improvements in access to speciality care, reduced wait times and proactive outreach to folks facing barriers to care. For example:

Travis County residents who are low-income or uninsured wait about six months to get a routine screening for colorectal cancer, which is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Dell Med is reaching out to 13,000 Central Health patients who are not up to date with their screening to conduct an at-home test that will determine who needs further follow-up and care.

​Essential to improving access to care is increasing the number of doctors who serve folks who are uninsured. Dell Med faculty members are training medical residents in clinics throughout the community — 30 percent more now than in 2012 — and increasing the pipeline of future doctors committed to staying and practicing in our community.

Fulfilling the Promise

The unique community collaboration among Dell Med, Central Health and Seton Healthcare Family is producing the results that Travis County voters were promised in 2012. Together, we’re making our community healthier.

It takes a very special community to get behind such a goal. All I can say is thank you.